Sofia_CrosswordPuzzle_AnswerKey

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Across
  1. 1. An IBM-developed standard and controller for computer displays.
  2. 5. A type of flat panel display which uses liquid crystals in its primary form of operation.
  3. 7. A subcomponent of a CPU that manages a computer’s operations.
  4. 8. A data storage device that uses rapidly rotating magnetic disks and read/write heads to store and retrieve digital data.
  5. 10. A Minicomputer is a mid-sized computer used by one person.
  6. 12. A self-replicating type of malware that attaches itself to legitimate programs and spreads to other computers by modifying them.
  7. 15. A type of computer memory that permanently stores data and instructions, which means it can only be read from.
  8. 18. A standard interface and communication protocol used to connect mass storage devices to a computer’s motherboard.
  9. 19. A standard video interface that transmits uncompressed digital video signals from a computer or other source to be displayed like a monitor.
  10. 20. Technology and devices that operate at a scale involving minute dimensions, typically in the micrometre range.
  11. 21. A technology standard for connection sockets on computers and other electronic equipment.
  12. 22. A technology used to connect storage devices, like SSD’s and hard drives, to your computer’s motherboard.
Down
  1. 2. An electronic circuit that can perform mathematical calculations at high speed.
  2. 3. ENET is the network technology that connects computers via cables to each other and the internet.
  3. 4. The digital audio and video interface for consumer electronics, such as cellphones, PCs and tablets.
  4. 6. A government-wide system for managing sensitive but unclassified information that requires protection and safeguarding, but is not classified.
  5. 7. That part of a computer where operations are controlled and executed.
  6. 9. A piece of hardware that connects computers or other devices to a network.
  7. 11. A proprietary journaling file system that was developed by Microsoft in the 1990s.
  8. 13. A type of computer storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies to store data persistently.
  9. 14. A technology that combines multiple physical disk drives into a single logical unit to improve data performance, protection, or both.
  10. 15. A computer’s short-term memory, where the data that the processor is currently usinis g is stored.
  11. 16. A program that hosts modular tools called snap-ins, providing a unified interface for managing Windows environments.
  12. 17. Firmware on a computer’s motherboard that initializes hardware and starts the operating system.
  13. 23. A unit in a computer which carries out arithmetic and logical operations.
  14. 24. A data storage system that exclusively uses solid-state drives.